whats your tank temperature?

[blennymower]

I'm curious to find out what is the highest temperature a reef can be kept in.

Please post your tank temp parameter


And feel free to add your opinion on the matter :D

[thegrun]

I keep mine at 78 - 80F. 77 to 82 is fine.

[nanojg]

mine runs 79-84 with no problems. I think people get too picky about tank temps and temp swings. I have great growth on all corals, especially sps, with only pc's as lights and 5 degree temp swings.

[blennymower]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15016034#post15016034 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nanojg
mine runs 79-84 with no problems. I think people get too picky about tank temps and temp swings. I have great growth on all corals, especially sps, with only pc's as lights and 5 degree temp swings.


Interesting.

The reason I posted this is because I recently I got MH and I want to compare my temp with others.

I have read that in some reefs the average temps can be in the 80 range.



You're growing sps with PC's? How many watts?

[nanojg]

easy, less light demanding sps, I have an elkhorn monti (growing very fast) and a plating purple tipped monti I just got a week ago and can already see growth.

I have a 24 gallon nano cube with 3 x 36 watt pc's

[imcosmokramer]

i try to keep mine at 78, but it's gone down to 73 overnight before, and up to 80

[xJake]

I've had my systems vary anywhere from 74F to 86F without any issues.

[jefathome]

I have my chiller set to come on at 82. I recently pulled my heater for cleaning and forgot to plug it back in. I had temp swings from 75 - 82 and back every day for a few weeks and there were no issues.

[blennymower]

yeah I was seeing similar swings in my tank and I was noticing that there were really no noticeable changes in the tank

[Ratpack]

My tank usually stays around 82, with the swing between 80-84. I have noticed on some hotter days, it went to 85 and still no adverse effects that I can tell.

[Peter Eichler]

I've been playing around with temps a lot in the last couple years and I haven't noticed any problems as low as 72 and as high as 87. Low to mid 80's is usually safe, start getting above mid 80's and there's cause for concern.

[ambaratur]

I try to keep mine between 78-81

It only gets to 81 in the summer.

[reefworm]

fluctuation between 76-86 is fine. My stays between 80-84

[kb27973]

81, kept within about a degree with controller, heater, chiller combo.

Ken

[SnowManSnow]

77

[AugustWest]

78-82 on occasion it creeps up to 84.

[MrRyanT]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15017350#post15017350 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AugustWest
78-82 on occasion it creeps up to 84.
ditto

[blennymower]

what then are some symptoms of a coral reacting to high temperature?

[spleify]

I keep my tanks 79-80

[the_rider]

I keep mine steady between 79.7 and 80.00

[reefworm]

here's a pretty definitive discussion on the topic. well worth reading.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1525963

[MeVsTheWorld]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15016331#post15016331 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by imcosmokramer
i try to keep mine at 78, but it's gone down to 73 overnight before, and up to 80

+1 Same here.

[blennymower]

this author of this article from reef.org states that corals flourish between 25 C and 29 C (77 F and 84.2 F)

http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/d_warren_011898.html

[sanababit]

75 to 86 here, everything is A OK

Sana

[greenbean36191]

The temperature on an average coral reef is about 82 overall with a low of about 75 and a high of about 86. Optimum growth for most species that have been measured is usually in the low 80s.

The safe upper limit is about 2-4 degrees above the normal maximum temp- it is not a set value.

[blennymower]

It looks like to me there's a common misconception (one I held) out there that 80-81 F is about as extreme as one can let their temperature go.

[reefworm]

yes, almost as common as the one that says stability within a degree is the ideal

[domb54]

still new to the hobby w/ 3 years but from working 3rd shift do a lot of reading and most corals have seperate temperature levels that the bud or grow best at some even in mid 70's to mid 80's. as long as temp doesnt fluxuate to fast shouldnt see a problem

[CSAreefer]

mine stays pretty consistant at 77.5 to 79.5 ive seen it as high as about 81 when my wife turns the AC off lol

[Zegg]

77-80

[smilodon]

mine is between 78-84

[snorvich]

78-79 F. But that is because that is where my chiller/heater keeps it. I could set it higher, but cannot see a reason to do so.

[blennymower]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15021439#post15021439 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smilodon
mine is between 78-84

What size system?